Benjy Ferree is a singer/songwriter from
Prince George's County
)
, demonym = Prince Georgian
, ZIP codes = 20607–20774
, area codes = 240, 301
, founded date = April 23
, founded year = 1696
, named for = Prince George of Denmark
, leader_title = Executive
, leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrook ...
,
Maryland
Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...
. He currently resides in the St. Roch neighborhood of
.
Following "Leaving the Nest," an EP of six songs released jointly by Box Theory and Planaria Records in October 2005,
Ferree signed with
Domino Records US/UK. They added four new songs to the original EP and released Ferree's full-length debut album - also entitled ''Leaving the Nest'' - in late 2006.
In February 2009, Domino USA released Ferree's 2nd full-length album, "Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee." Domino UK released the album worldwide in December 2009.
Live, Ferree plays a
Fender Telecaster and
KORG SV-1, as well as a
Little Phatty
The Little Phatty is a monophonic analog synthesizer manufactured by Moog Music from 2006 to 2013, preceded by the Voyager and succeeded by Voyager Old School. Its design was conceived, in part, by Robert Moog himself, and is the last instrument ...
,
moogerfooger
Moogerfooger is the trademark for a series of analog effects pedals manufactured by Moog Music. There are currently eight different pedals produced; however, one of these models is designed for processing control voltages rather than audio signa ...
s, Polyevolver, and a
moog theremin plus. Sometime touring band member Drew Mills of the Philadelphia band
Blood Feathers (formerly of Aspera) has played custom made
Wurlitzer
The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments ...
drums and guitar. Ferree's live band has also included Laura Harris of
The Aquarium (
Dischord Records
Dischord Records is a Washington, D.C.-based independent record label specializing in punk rock. The label is co-owned by Ian MacKaye and Jeff Nelson, who founded Dischord in 1980 to release ''Minor Disturbance'' by their band The Teen Idle ...
) and Ex-Hex (Merge), Amy Domingues of Garland of Hours,
Jonah Takagi of Atelier Takagi, and
Little Jack Lawrence
On Oscar Sunday, 2012, Ferree released the G.U.S. 7" on Ricky Records.
Discography
*''Leaving the Nest'' (
2006
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) (
LP,
CD,
MP3) in November in the US, and in January 2007 in Europe
*''Come Back to the Five and Dime Bobby Dee Bobby Dee'' (
2009
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) (
CD,
MP3) in February in the US, and in December 2009 in Europe
*''G.U.S. 7"''(
2012
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), (
LP,
MP3) in February in the US
*''Cry-Fi LP''(Trick Bag Records)(
2016
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), (
LP,
MP3) in April 2016 in the US
Interviews
Interview with Benjy FerreeAural States (Feb 2009)
Interview with Benjy FerreeInterview Magazine (January 2009)
Live sessions
Benjy Ferree on KDHX, St Louis(Performed September 2009)
Benjy Ferree at the Kennedy Center Millennium Stage (video)(Performed September 2009)
Benjy Ferree on NPR's World Cafe(Performed April 2009)
Benjy Ferree on WOXY(Performed February 2009)
Benjy Ferree "Tiny Desk Concert" video(Performed January 2009)
(Performed March 2007)
References
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Living people
1974 births
People from Prince George's County, Maryland
Singer-songwriters from Maryland
21st-century American singers
American male singer-songwriters
21st-century American male singers
Domino Recording Company artists
Singer-songwriters from Washington, D.C.